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the u.s. delivers events at in washington, d.c. live coverage now. >> to provide our distinguished guest an opportunity, all of you, after this presentation by the ambassador, facilitated by the distinguished ambassador ron newman, to ask questions. please listen carefully. to listen doesn't mean to hear. we have an opportunity tonight to listen to and hear from two experts representing a region of the world, afghanistan, a sovereign nation that is a participating member in our global community, affiliated by the world bank and ims. a country in transition thanks to the efforts of the ambassador, president guhany and others, working together in harmony towards a common goal. the transition of a country that has known too much violence, conflict, and separation. to be embraced by the world community as a peaceful, emerging leader for its region in the world, diplomatic, and global community. afghanistan got independence from britain in 1919. timing is everything, ambassador. first diplomatic ti
the u.s. delivers events at in washington, d.c. live coverage now. >> to provide our distinguished guest an opportunity, all of you, after this presentation by the ambassador, facilitated by the distinguished ambassador ron newman, to ask questions. please listen carefully. to listen doesn't mean to hear. we have an opportunity tonight to listen to and hear from two experts representing a region of the world, afghanistan, a sovereign nation that is a participating member in our global...
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the fact that the u.s. would refuse to put pressure on its key allies saudi arabia which was known to be the source of much of the funding for al qaeda, the u.s. is too wary about the relationship with saudi oil, the saudi monarchy, the military role of the saudis etc.. it means putting aside all of those concerns that have to do with the usual diplomatic relationships. it means improving diplomacy and taking seriously the need for diplomacy. these are lessons we need to be applying known when we look at what needs to do about isis, the choice is never go to war or do nothing, go to war or let him get away with it. it means putting enormous amounts of resources, money, people, the best minds available to figure out what kind of negotiations would work, not necessarily negotiations directly with isis or back in directly with al qaeda but negotiating with those who are enabling al qaeda. who is funding them. how to put pressure on them. those questions were not only never addressed but those who said they sho
the fact that the u.s. would refuse to put pressure on its key allies saudi arabia which was known to be the source of much of the funding for al qaeda, the u.s. is too wary about the relationship with saudi oil, the saudi monarchy, the military role of the saudis etc.. it means putting aside all of those concerns that have to do with the usual diplomatic relationships. it means improving diplomacy and taking seriously the need for diplomacy. these are lessons we need to be applying known when...
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in terms of what role the u.s. will play in afghanistan i think the fate of the afghan people and the american people have been linked together based off of our involvement in the country for the last 14 years and i don't suppose to know exactly what a quick two-minute policy prescription would be to cure the afghan people of all of their woes but a complete u.s. disengagement from afghanistan would have serious implications not only for the afghans but for the americans in the long-term. we saw what happened in 1989 and 2011 disengaging completely from iraq so we have models from other wars. in a way it doesn't necessarily involve needing large numbers of troops to fight bird involves remaining militarily and gauged. i think as long as that type of engagement continues i'm actually optimistic about the future of the adamant -- of afghanistan. the people i've talked to are optimistic but only time will tell. >> would about the status of forces agreement? it has the flexibility to increase and decrease depending upo
in terms of what role the u.s. will play in afghanistan i think the fate of the afghan people and the american people have been linked together based off of our involvement in the country for the last 14 years and i don't suppose to know exactly what a quick two-minute policy prescription would be to cure the afghan people of all of their woes but a complete u.s. disengagement from afghanistan would have serious implications not only for the afghans but for the americans in the long-term. we...
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the u.s. military is built and trained for the entire cold war to fight the full gap fight. for 60 years the u.s. military has squared off to fight in that fight, tanks and the tiller to to -- military maneuverable warfare and that is why they did so well willing from kuwait to bed bed. in an amazing movement amazing come back channel combat. the term that force that had become a counterinsurgency operation is really tough. the difference in special operations versus conventional is a conventional unit the artillery and the army and the armor is your key weapon systems or you just man the equipment because the equipment does the killing. in a special operations unit the individual is the weapon system and he just equipped the man. trying to fight a counterinsurgency you have a tank, artillery a system centric operation versus a special operations capability where you can adapt that guy to fight in that environment. it's a very hard adaptation for the u.s. army to adapt to the marine corps had
the u.s. military is built and trained for the entire cold war to fight the full gap fight. for 60 years the u.s. military has squared off to fight in that fight, tanks and the tiller to to -- military maneuverable warfare and that is why they did so well willing from kuwait to bed bed. in an amazing movement amazing come back channel combat. the term that force that had become a counterinsurgency operation is really tough. the difference in special operations versus conventional is a...
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the fbi, u.s. marshal, d.c. metropolitan lease department, numerousou other law enforcement agencies hurried to defend the capitol at the urging call. we are all thankful for that. federal prosecutors in charge more than 500 people in more than 40 states participating in the attack and arrests continue almost daily. we have a responsibly to support these agencies in dealing with january 6 but it's not addressed in the republican proposal. i'm tired ofea hearing people sy there in favor of want border enforcement, we just don't want to pay for it. it should not be lost on us that we were not the ones to sweep up the shattered glass, swept the floors and walls of this building on that day and throughout the night. we cannot turn our backs to the dedicated public servants, women and men who had to process that day with boarded up and shattered windows and broken doors. it's a trauma at the end of the year along with pandemic. it should not be lost on us that during the darkest hours of the pandemic these are the sa
the fbi, u.s. marshal, d.c. metropolitan lease department, numerousou other law enforcement agencies hurried to defend the capitol at the urging call. we are all thankful for that. federal prosecutors in charge more than 500 people in more than 40 states participating in the attack and arrests continue almost daily. we have a responsibly to support these agencies in dealing with january 6 but it's not addressed in the republican proposal. i'm tired ofea hearing people sy there in favor of want...
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so the u.s. has quickly come up and i think it's a tribute to everyone who has been involved in the industry and the policymakers. so we have caught up like that. >> host: has a point person here in the u.s. on samsung's executive team, how much time do you spend talking about, thinking about, worrying about what congress may be doing and what the fcc may be doing? >> guest: policy is an increasing interest to us and important to us because just with a range of -- when you go all the way from semiconductor chips to phones to televisions to home appliances, obviously there are a lot of policy issues that are important there and trying to monitor this closely and understand the implications. i think it's always important for somebody to focus on what you do best and what we do best is making great products, delivering great services through them so coming up with new designs and new interfaces and finding the policy and vacations in trying to find how we can adjust to those and keep our business th
so the u.s. has quickly come up and i think it's a tribute to everyone who has been involved in the industry and the policymakers. so we have caught up like that. >> host: has a point person here in the u.s. on samsung's executive team, how much time do you spend talking about, thinking about, worrying about what congress may be doing and what the fcc may be doing? >> guest: policy is an increasing interest to us and important to us because just with a range of -- when you go all...
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to make the case for why the u.s. needs to remain engaged militarily and politically and economically for the longer-term >> i would say that they set a very alone in her speech and so i will just echo what briefly. first of all, it has been a major commitment by the men and women of the united states, taxpayers, men and women in uniform, coalitions orders and the afghan people. and second, it has accomplished a lot afghanistan is a different place. and there is an opportunity after all the time and effort and the mistakes that were made by all of us afghans, bush administration, obama administration there is a chance that this can come out well for the afghan people and for stability in the region. it's not a sure thing but there is a chance. and with what is in comparison to the investment that we have made, a modest investment, we can enhance the chances for the outcome and the matter is because destabilization in this part of the region is a constant call to violence and an incubator for terrorist groups and terro
to make the case for why the u.s. needs to remain engaged militarily and politically and economically for the longer-term >> i would say that they set a very alone in her speech and so i will just echo what briefly. first of all, it has been a major commitment by the men and women of the united states, taxpayers, men and women in uniform, coalitions orders and the afghan people. and second, it has accomplished a lot afghanistan is a different place. and there is an opportunity after all...
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so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghanistan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some better seeds, some fertilizer, in some cases tractors, try to improve what they were growing on their fields so you'd improve their livelihood and win their allegiant. that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good people. think of the program or think of southern afghanistan and the farmers there as a parched man on a hot day. ice water, givingal .. turned the fire hose on him, wounding him in the process. we tried to pour so much money in through the program it wound up being counterproductive. i it was trying to spend $300 million in just two provinces in one year. not surprisingly, we wind up just shoveling goods at the afghans. and what did they do? in some cases they took what we were giving them and drove it to the border to pakistan and sold it for cash because it was more than anybody co
so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghanistan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some better seeds, some fertilizer, in some cases tractors, try to improve what they were growing on their fields so you'd improve their livelihood and win their allegiant. that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good people. think of the program or think of southern afghanistan and the farmers...
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u.s. army corps of engineers. the house is expected to finish work on that legislation today before adjourning for the week. to allow members to attend the funeral of bill yondah who passed away last week. we spoke with a capitol hill reporter this afternoon for more about the bill from the house. >> the transportation reporter for politico. how much does the water will cost and what type of projects are included? >> thank you for having me. there's one thing to know which is this is just an authorization and not any sort of a specific funding that has to come through appropriation bills down the road. it does set up about $8.2 billion in spending over the next ten years. it's for a number of waterway projects around the country and the ports and the rivers around the country. >> what's the view of the transportation subcommittee chair who introduced the bill? how confident is he that it will be passed in the house? >> very confident not only that this will be passed in the house but he's
u.s. army corps of engineers. the house is expected to finish work on that legislation today before adjourning for the week. to allow members to attend the funeral of bill yondah who passed away last week. we spoke with a capitol hill reporter this afternoon for more about the bill from the house. >> the transportation reporter for politico. how much does the water will cost and what type of projects are included? >> thank you for having me. there's one thing to know which is this...
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number one the military pressure was taken off because the u.s. military and u.s. intelligence were very effective in helping the iraqis take on al qaeda in iraq so that escher was removed and the immediately started to rebound. the other thing that happened was that when the u.s. left the prime minister took a series of steps that basically disenfranchised sunnis. so you have these moderate sunnis who were so frustrated that moderate sunnis started supporting and even joining al qaeda in iraq. they even rebounded because of that. then the syrian civil war breaks out. the sill of syrian civil war wants to be part of the action. they go across the border and that's when they change their name because you can't be fighting in syria and be called al qaeda in iraq. they simply read branded themselves as isis. three things happened in syria that made them really, really strong. the first is they got their hands on a whole bunch of new recruits, both syrian sunnis as well as all these foreign fighters who were flying into syria to fight in the civil war going to isis. is
number one the military pressure was taken off because the u.s. military and u.s. intelligence were very effective in helping the iraqis take on al qaeda in iraq so that escher was removed and the immediately started to rebound. the other thing that happened was that when the u.s. left the prime minister took a series of steps that basically disenfranchised sunnis. so you have these moderate sunnis who were so frustrated that moderate sunnis started supporting and even joining al qaeda in iraq....
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president biden will talk about u.s. troops from afghanistan. >> u.s. forces and allied forces in afghanistan. when they announced the withdrawal in april, i said be out by september and we are on track to meet that target. military mission in afghanistan will conclude august 31 the drawdown after a secure and orderly way for the safety of our troops depart. military commanders advised me to make the decision to end the war, we need to move swiftly to conduct main elements of the straw that. context, speed is safety and thanks to the way in which we manage our withdrawal, no one u.s. forces or any forces have been lost. conducting our drawdown differently would certainly have come with an increased risk of safety to our personnel. to me, the risks were unacceptable. there was never any doubt military performed for task efficiently and with the highest level of professionalism. that's what they do and the same is true of nato allies and partners we are supporting they are supporting us as well as they conclude their attribute. i want to be clear, they co
president biden will talk about u.s. troops from afghanistan. >> u.s. forces and allied forces in afghanistan. when they announced the withdrawal in april, i said be out by september and we are on track to meet that target. military mission in afghanistan will conclude august 31 the drawdown after a secure and orderly way for the safety of our troops depart. military commanders advised me to make the decision to end the war, we need to move swiftly to conduct main elements of the straw...
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so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some battersea's, fertilizer or in some cases doctors. try to improve what they were growing on their field so you would improve their livelihood, as a result you would when there is a legion. well, that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good thing. think of the avipa broker or think of southern afghanistan and the farmers there as a parched man on a hot day. instead of giving them just a tall glass of ice water, we literally turned a firehose on him, when he came in the process. we tried to pour so much money in through avipa that it wound up being counterproductive. this was a program that was partisan -- trying to spin $300 billion in just two provinces in one year. not surprisingly, we wound up shoveling goods at the afghans, what did they do? in some cases they took what we are giving them and they
so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some battersea's, fertilizer or in some cases doctors. try to improve what they were growing on their field so you would improve their livelihood, as a result you would when there is a legion. well, that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good thing. think of the avipa broker or think of southern...
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that windy iraq and afghanistan wars the number of private security contractors outnumbered the u.s. troops? how does that come to be? looking at the unintended consequences to rely on the all volunteer force then the conditions of permanent war we ended up two more years as a policy makers and the pentagon turned to the notion of defense contractors to fill the gap at a very high cost and i argue with little evidence that they were worth the money. >> i know you will sign books. thanks. [applause] we barely scratched the surface i encourage you to pick up a copy will have an "in-depth" and somewhat pessimistic understanding of the war in the middle east. [inaudible conversations] >> dash is thereby explaining myself how life began to write this book was set to mexico in 2010 i thought i would write about ordinary subjects like a regular business our oil or cars or tourism. but just as i rise of the drug war arrived in it was that time when the murder rate what was spiraling in almost doubled in the space of a few years. quickly this is what people want to think about. like the busin
that windy iraq and afghanistan wars the number of private security contractors outnumbered the u.s. troops? how does that come to be? looking at the unintended consequences to rely on the all volunteer force then the conditions of permanent war we ended up two more years as a policy makers and the pentagon turned to the notion of defense contractors to fill the gap at a very high cost and i argue with little evidence that they were worth the money. >> i know you will sign books. thanks....
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what we are doing is of u.s. strategic interest. because these people not only deserve our help, but want our help. we need strategic partners in that portion of the world. if we are going to step back and look, we need strategic partners in iran and afghanistan, we need strategic partners in tay vehicle stan. we need partners that are willing to work with us long tomorrow. one the stories that i like to tell, avenue fans are not very educated people. when i say not educated, most the men cannot sign their own name. they are brilliant, they can speak four or five languages fluenting, they can't read or write their own name. don't have a third grade education, don't have any assemblance of math, other than paper money. when you teach a mujahideen commander who's been fighting 40 or 50 years, when you teach him how to write his own name in pashtun or english, you give him a sense of pride he has never known. he will look to you and be more loyal and more faithful as -- or excuse me, as just as loyal and faithful as the guy that brings
what we are doing is of u.s. strategic interest. because these people not only deserve our help, but want our help. we need strategic partners in that portion of the world. if we are going to step back and look, we need strategic partners in iran and afghanistan, we need strategic partners in tay vehicle stan. we need partners that are willing to work with us long tomorrow. one the stories that i like to tell, avenue fans are not very educated people. when i say not educated, most the men...
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you mentioned by the 2030s at least the u.s. population given that our federal government earns most of their tax revenues from income tax in our labeler -- labor. how do you see in the future earning a large portion of its revenue can you discuss that. the statistics that i give up 30% unemployment was from the price waterhouse report about the uk. in the 2030s. but the u.s. number is actually worse. but just a minor clarification there. my view is that there is going to be a few different ways to sort of compensate for this. i'm not suggesting that all this can be compensated. here's what i'm thinking. as we have migrated and within services. a lot of caregiving type professionals employ a lot more people than they used to. i think that trend will continue. i think that will be a lot of personal services and things that we always want human beings to do because they're associated with the human touch and they make us feel better. the other thing i find and you see this even on you too. seventy people have big instagram channel
you mentioned by the 2030s at least the u.s. population given that our federal government earns most of their tax revenues from income tax in our labeler -- labor. how do you see in the future earning a large portion of its revenue can you discuss that. the statistics that i give up 30% unemployment was from the price waterhouse report about the uk. in the 2030s. but the u.s. number is actually worse. but just a minor clarification there. my view is that there is going to be a few different...
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the u.s., sort of akin to withdrawing from your ira, whether they are paid back to the u.s. company or the u.s. shareholders, whether they are loaned back to the u.s. company for a number of different other circumstances, guaranteed death and the like. those trigger a current inclusion of the income that's allowed to accrue tax-free, just like your ira is allowed to accrue tax-free. in code section 956, congress authorized treasury to write regulations to prevent the avoidance of the provisions of this section to be organizations or otherwise. again, treasury is given authority under the code section to tackle the kinds of problems economic challenges of the inversion phenomena exist. sn mentioned, there were 500 specific risk of authority. i am only highlighting to hear. i could speak to many more, but i'll let the discussion continue. >> i'm going to return back to steve again and ask if there's any others you want to add to that list and then we'll spend a few minutes talking about the impa
the u.s., sort of akin to withdrawing from your ira, whether they are paid back to the u.s. company or the u.s. shareholders, whether they are loaned back to the u.s. company for a number of different other circumstances, guaranteed death and the like. those trigger a current inclusion of the income that's allowed to accrue tax-free, just like your ira is allowed to accrue tax-free. in code section 956, congress authorized treasury to write regulations to prevent the avoidance of the provisions...
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the u.s. health care system. the bottom line it is superb and both access to quality of care. >> what about cost? >> cost is an issue, it is well documented. i concur with the documentation that the u.s. is the most expensive system for health care in the world, whether that is per capita or any other metric. this is really the major problem that should be where the reforms are directed. to bring down costs. >> some of the reforms have been directed towards bringing down costs. having not worked always? >> well, if you're talking about the basic affordability care act now called obamacare, actually, when you look at the numbers, the projections are actually not that the cost will come down. it was put forth as one of the reasons why reform is so essential. when you look at the government's own estimates for the centers for medicare services on all of the other agencies, none of them really project a decrease in health care expenditure compared to pre-obamacare. so this is really one of the iro
the u.s. health care system. the bottom line it is superb and both access to quality of care. >> what about cost? >> cost is an issue, it is well documented. i concur with the documentation that the u.s. is the most expensive system for health care in the world, whether that is per capita or any other metric. this is really the major problem that should be where the reforms are directed. to bring down costs. >> some of the reforms have been directed towards bringing down...
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he also told lawmakers u.s. weapons and military equipment left behind during the withdrawal or being repurposed and used by the caliban. the committee is looking into conditions and afghanistan found the u.s. withdrawal in august 2021. >> if committee on foreign affairs will come to order for the purpose of this hearing is to discuss the effects of the biden administration afghanistan policy since the u.s. withdrawal for an out recognize myself for an opening statement. following the withdrawal from afghanistan the country's no better off than when the united states first entered any progress made has been erased. it did not have to be this way administration deadly chaotic withdrawal was ill-conceived from the very start. there are no plans for enduring peace support of the afghan people. the caliban who now control afghanistan are terrors to impose edicts to oppress the afghan people they have used women and stealing humanitarian aid from starving afghans. they partner with terrorist organizations such as al
he also told lawmakers u.s. weapons and military equipment left behind during the withdrawal or being repurposed and used by the caliban. the committee is looking into conditions and afghanistan found the u.s. withdrawal in august 2021. >> if committee on foreign affairs will come to order for the purpose of this hearing is to discuss the effects of the biden administration afghanistan policy since the u.s. withdrawal for an out recognize myself for an opening statement. following the...
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as they said my husband had lost his pension is then they raise the age of pilots from 65 vanden no u.s. airlines would bring back any of the pilots. there were 20 who were left at the curb the only place they could go was overseas. altman the heat took a job with the afghan airline and to decide he was very excited because they were rebuilding to international standards and he had flown in vietnam as the perfect and to his career he could teach rocket avoidance again and went to visit him this summer after all the children were launched summer 2009 we were taken on a to work -- tour at that point more of my children's friends were deployed and it was not a good time but while i was there, i felt drawn to the country because the afghan people are some of the most hospitable people on the planet. we were driving in the countryside where they had that terrible attack last year end there was small children on the side of the road begging and i looked at a little guy in his eyes and there was nothing i could give him. but maybe if i could be a teacher because what will change is going to ub
as they said my husband had lost his pension is then they raise the age of pilots from 65 vanden no u.s. airlines would bring back any of the pilots. there were 20 who were left at the curb the only place they could go was overseas. altman the heat took a job with the afghan airline and to decide he was very excited because they were rebuilding to international standards and he had flown in vietnam as the perfect and to his career he could teach rocket avoidance again and went to visit him this...
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elliot has completed many of the u.s. military's most challenging toarptions training courses and completed his officer training as the number one second lieutenant ranked out of 200 other marine corps officers. he is the recipient of the wheeler award for infantry excellence and green on blue is his debut novel. and this evening we're very pleased to have him here to discuss it with you. so if he would come forward, please. [applause] >> thanks so much to hopkins for hosting and to the ivy bookstore for supporting this event. i'm going to read from the opening of the novel. many would call me a dishonest man, but i've always kept faith with myself. there's an honesty in that, i think. i am ali's brother. we are from a village that no longer exists and our family was not large or prosperous. the war that came after the russians but before the americans killed our parents. of them i have only dim memories. there is my father's kalashnikov hidden in a wood pile by the door, him cleaning it working oiled rags on its parts an
elliot has completed many of the u.s. military's most challenging toarptions training courses and completed his officer training as the number one second lieutenant ranked out of 200 other marine corps officers. he is the recipient of the wheeler award for infantry excellence and green on blue is his debut novel. and this evening we're very pleased to have him here to discuss it with you. so if he would come forward, please. [applause] >> thanks so much to hopkins for hosting and to the...
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not very likely spend a lot of time as an intelligence operative and solve the most likely way the u.s. was going to confront the soviet union was through the proxy war so he pitched president kennedy on an idea of which is let's have them create a compact development test center in saigon that will work with the south vietnamese and the military to help them fight this insurgency. the division was very expansive. he sent the first drone to vietnam and be psychological operations. but he also was interested in social is. another thing happened, they were assigned behavioral sciences and a hired a man to run the behavioral sciences office and it becomes another branch out of the behavioral sciences. he goes on to lay the foundations which i also discussed in the book but it began to coincide so what begin to happen is a became an insurgency agency that was being flooded by strange proposals to basically help understand this insurgency. one of my favorites was from 1965 when general electric wrote suggesting that there company be given a contract that would allow the company to apply exp
not very likely spend a lot of time as an intelligence operative and solve the most likely way the u.s. was going to confront the soviet union was through the proxy war so he pitched president kennedy on an idea of which is let's have them create a compact development test center in saigon that will work with the south vietnamese and the military to help them fight this insurgency. the division was very expansive. he sent the first drone to vietnam and be psychological operations. but he also...
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even if u.s. forces could somehow stabilize the security situation, can we realistically expect a political settlement without addressing these underlying challenges? >> senator, from the military component and as we support the political, the political has the affect of bringing the afghans back together and some some of those underlying challenges will have to be addressed. none of this is the fault of the brave men and women of the u.s. military, but i am afraid we are asking our military to perform an impossible task. we've been in afghanistan for 17 years. our military cannot and should not be in afghanistan forever. we need to make it clear to the afghans that they need to secure enough of their own country so that u.s. troops can come home as soon as possible. i appreciate your being here, but i'm deeply concerned that we are just having further and further and further down the path that does not have success at the end. thank you my thank you. senator purdue. >> thank you general for your
even if u.s. forces could somehow stabilize the security situation, can we realistically expect a political settlement without addressing these underlying challenges? >> senator, from the military component and as we support the political, the political has the affect of bringing the afghans back together and some some of those underlying challenges will have to be addressed. none of this is the fault of the brave men and women of the u.s. military, but i am afraid we are asking our...
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u.s. soviet relations arms-control and iran contra at 4:40 p.m. as the u.s. continues to withdraw from afghanistan we look back nearly 40 years at the country's history to u.s. information agency films. afghanistan 1982 the struggle for freedom continues which chronicles the aftermath of the soviet invasion and afghanistan a new generation on the challenges of afghan children who grew up as a refugees in pakistan. former cia officer dwayne evans talks about his book foxtrot about his tour of duty in southern afghanistan surely after the 911 terrorist attacks, watch american history tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online any time at c-span.org/history. >> recently on lectures in history emory university felix talks about a class on conspiracy theories have shaped american culture. there is a portion of that class for. >> alien invasion films in the 1950s of course the classic invasion of the body snatchers, but also invaders from mars, killers from space, us versus the flying saucers and more. and a couple interesting e
u.s. soviet relations arms-control and iran contra at 4:40 p.m. as the u.s. continues to withdraw from afghanistan we look back nearly 40 years at the country's history to u.s. information agency films. afghanistan 1982 the struggle for freedom continues which chronicles the aftermath of the soviet invasion and afghanistan a new generation on the challenges of afghan children who grew up as a refugees in pakistan. former cia officer dwayne evans talks about his book foxtrot about his tour of...
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and tell you the u.s. air force came through on time and on target. >> you mentioned your past experience. do see where you will write another book? >> yes. hopefully we can make the book successful with one operation that we were expected to conducted right after medusa called eagle summit. essentially during that period of time we were so short of security forces, we were unable to hold the ground and villages we had cleared progress after we clear the man had withdrawn the taliban moved back can. again, the guys from the group were called to go clean them out. how they did it was completely different from how it was down the first time. i hope that opportunity does arise. i will put pen to paper so we will have one ready. [laughter] >> between now and then you hear about efforts to talk to the taliban. how do feel about that? >> people who do throw that question now there don't spend much time in the country or the ideology of the extremism of the taliban. there is no negotiating with these people. the
and tell you the u.s. air force came through on time and on target. >> you mentioned your past experience. do see where you will write another book? >> yes. hopefully we can make the book successful with one operation that we were expected to conducted right after medusa called eagle summit. essentially during that period of time we were so short of security forces, we were unable to hold the ground and villages we had cleared progress after we clear the man had withdrawn the...
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and i remember i came to the u.s. and 04 at the last stage. it's looking for an answer and when you see the policy maker who is taking a top position and deploying in special operations. i mean elaborating on a book of all kinds of the assassination at him this, etc.. reassures the public that something isn't being done. flexibility go back to the famous six and zero of the game 1972 and it compared to the government who launched again the plo. we see that the end of the day it was a very intense. i'm not sure of that was to undermine to seek still while people are being attacked so they started seeing individuals that many of them had nothing to do with. i'm trying in to see the policies need to -- i need to. weaker till the the threat of terrorism and one of the problems they want. there is no solution to the programs. you can reduce the intensity of the attack. the humanities at terrorism for centuries. we've never gotten -- we've never e. eliminated. but the public still expects policymakers to do this and this results deutsch of measures
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one of our colleagues who ran for president said the u.s. helping our ally means quote, supplying weaponsin to kill children. their base is energized and open letter from hundreds of former democratic party and campaign staffers have urged president obiden to be harder on israel ad apparently a lot can change in tworo years. helping israel defend itself against terrorists should not be a divisive issue but the senate should vote on senator sanders resolution and reject it overwhelmingly. our on a a related matter the despicable age-old specter of anti-semitism continues to rear its head even here in our country. last week authorities from new york, and los angeles were investigating assaults on jewish people and according to press reports in new york city one jewish man was kicked, punched and sprayed with chemicals by five or six men yelling anti- semitic things. happened, by the way right in time square. a synagogue in arizona was vandalized and so was another in illinois and a jewish family visiting south florida had a car pull up next to
one of our colleagues who ran for president said the u.s. helping our ally means quote, supplying weaponsin to kill children. their base is energized and open letter from hundreds of former democratic party and campaign staffers have urged president obiden to be harder on israel ad apparently a lot can change in tworo years. helping israel defend itself against terrorists should not be a divisive issue but the senate should vote on senator sanders resolution and reject it overwhelmingly. our on...
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i imagine from the press i have read that suggests continuing u.s. presence is a major piece of the public dialogue and debate into the run up of the elections with the mandate with the continuing relationship. >> i believe whoever the next president will be to enter into a partnership. >> i know that creates some anxiety with the taliban and just recently have had very public calls that were disrupted to some degree a number of years ago but general dunford you indicate bnsf should be sufficient to protect over significant violence. that is your thought today? >> based on my assessment not only of the afghan performance date today by defense that occurred over the last year. the islamic festival and is noncallable they lock down the entire city demonstrates the ability of the security force to create a climate that elections can take place. it will not be violence free but it will be high profile and the enemy has a concerted effort to disrupt elections and i am confident they will be unsuccessful to disrupt elections. >> good to hear general. >> se
i imagine from the press i have read that suggests continuing u.s. presence is a major piece of the public dialogue and debate into the run up of the elections with the mandate with the continuing relationship. >> i believe whoever the next president will be to enter into a partnership. >> i know that creates some anxiety with the taliban and just recently have had very public calls that were disrupted to some degree a number of years ago but general dunford you indicate bnsf should...
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the centerpiece of the u.s. national security policy would defeat the terrorist network that threatens america. nothing suggests that president trump would not continue that policy. if that is the case then they need to consider the enduring partnership based on mutual commitments. stability in afghanistan cannot ocher but it requires much more than being at peace. despite our looks from the outside, we are movingg closer to political stability today but yet sometimes it is messy but what you are watching what is that process that every new democracy must go through. if we were not having deceived agreements about the election how the ministry should be run and public services delivered, we could be having a messy civil war so this represents promise and should be understood by anyone who assesses the strength of the current afghan government. finally this morning i want to give you a snapshot of their security related goals im to improve the life and opportunity for all afghans moving the country closer to stre
the centerpiece of the u.s. national security policy would defeat the terrorist network that threatens america. nothing suggests that president trump would not continue that policy. if that is the case then they need to consider the enduring partnership based on mutual commitments. stability in afghanistan cannot ocher but it requires much more than being at peace. despite our looks from the outside, we are movingg closer to political stability today but yet sometimes it is messy but what you...
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if u.s. state agents see, say, and pakistan the are you many or afghans citizen, they are not operating to protect or suppress crime in those countries, they're acting in u.s. interest, so they cannot claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan go her when they see him come bundled him off, and put him in a cell for days and days. so they are actually more limited. they have less justification for doing what they're doing, more levity of operating when they're working with domestic citizens. >> professor, water boarding became a big issue a couple of years ago and the worse. is water boarding immoral? >> i believe it is. it is a course of technique that , it's the type of violence that is being used against someone who's not been violent. further, the assumption is that somehow this physical discomfort will make somebody speak the truth. there is no direct correlation between causing pain or discomfort in making someone speak the truth. so therefore is disproportionate. it is disconnecte
if u.s. state agents see, say, and pakistan the are you many or afghans citizen, they are not operating to protect or suppress crime in those countries, they're acting in u.s. interest, so they cannot claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan go her when they see him come bundled him off, and put him in a cell for days and days. so they are actually more limited. they have less justification for doing what they're doing, more levity of operating when they're working with domestic...
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rather than submit a statement i will refer to the recent paper on afghanistan and u.s. security that was the principal author. cosigned by former senior government officials of both parties with senators mccain and senators read audrey co-sponsors. their registers bipartisan agreement that afghanistan matters as a way for word despite all the challenges. it should be seen in the context of a broader terrorist threat. we argued to maintain assets at close to current levels. 2014 were years of great political security and transition with clarity of long-term u.s. engagement tell the opportunity to turn that around. i applaud the president's decision to maintain the presence through 2016 and beyond is a important indicator of commitment to success in security. provides clarity there will be a significant u.s. military role in the future with no deadline. i wish clarity was provided several years ago it is critical the confidence that they can succeed to demonstrate that they cannot clarity the afghan armed project will lot failed or will not collapse under pressure is cruc
rather than submit a statement i will refer to the recent paper on afghanistan and u.s. security that was the principal author. cosigned by former senior government officials of both parties with senators mccain and senators read audrey co-sponsors. their registers bipartisan agreement that afghanistan matters as a way for word despite all the challenges. it should be seen in the context of a broader terrorist threat. we argued to maintain assets at close to current levels. 2014 were years of...
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finally into that u.s.-led effort, i was surprised at how sank when russia seemed to be with u.s. troops abroad or in the backyard but now last couple of weeks in dieppe pakistan and russia kudos' but if there is that fragmentation at us: should no diplomatic news reports bell have a common objective and that also needs to be addressed of this new diplomacy with the incoming administration. [inaudible] the question of afghanistan and that is still crucial pieces. >> and terms of what to do about it i will leave her to another record to that as a number of recommendations i think they are valid and think tempests the approval of what we need to be doing. but at the very least at least for the president of the afghanistan at the very least steps with those three years and not necessarily what happens next year. wan i will also put in a plug with the middle east institute and i think the idea to try to have those parliamentary elections next year or at the worst is and changing a raw irish to schedule those parliamentary elections then to have as much reform as we can and and then to
finally into that u.s.-led effort, i was surprised at how sank when russia seemed to be with u.s. troops abroad or in the backyard but now last couple of weeks in dieppe pakistan and russia kudos' but if there is that fragmentation at us: should no diplomatic news reports bell have a common objective and that also needs to be addressed of this new diplomacy with the incoming administration. [inaudible] the question of afghanistan and that is still crucial pieces. >> and terms of what to...
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according to leaders on the ground, u.s. u.s. and nato forces and otherwise not a allowed to attack targets. the goes on to say that there's only 400 -- which is on was thirds since 2014 and a fall of more than 2000 shorty since 2010. do you agree with his advice that it is time to unleash america power on afghanistan, and if so what would that look like? >> thank you. the presidents has asked for help in bridging the gap, as you know we have a long range plan but the challenges right now we have a shortfall in afghan airpower. they are all were principal force combating the television. we've focus on force protection and ct. hence, the gap. i want to take a second to to say why we have a gap. eventually as the afghan air force and army aviation is trying they will be able to fill that gap. the interim is what we do? i have had not had the opportunity to talk to general patrice about the specific issue, he has thoughts him as a made recommendation, recommendation, there's a conversation going on inside the department of defense r
according to leaders on the ground, u.s. u.s. and nato forces and otherwise not a allowed to attack targets. the goes on to say that there's only 400 -- which is on was thirds since 2014 and a fall of more than 2000 shorty since 2010. do you agree with his advice that it is time to unleash america power on afghanistan, and if so what would that look like? >> thank you. the presidents has asked for help in bridging the gap, as you know we have a long range plan but the challenges right now...
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they have told us the saudis cooperated with them as well. >> u.s. official, heard and audiotaped or seen evidence -- >> you have anything more to share with you about particular data set, as we do, i assure we you we will continue to keep you informed. as we learn, we will share. one poorly, you will see the united states hold the persons that we believe should be held accountable, hold them accountable. you can rest assured, he is committed to that. i'll take one more. >> the senate in the house, they signed a bill, it's now on the present. the ministration expects to assign this soon or before the election or after? >> i don't know the timing on when the president is to sign that. thank you all, have a good afternoon. >> thirteen minutes of remarks by secretary of state, mike on pale on immigration, cuba and under the death of saudi analy analyst. think it act now to the remainder of the hearing on train safety. >> mental are all communal lines. nationwide imitation as well know, is a comp located process. mr., as -- is phased-in, consumer sign in
they have told us the saudis cooperated with them as well. >> u.s. official, heard and audiotaped or seen evidence -- >> you have anything more to share with you about particular data set, as we do, i assure we you we will continue to keep you informed. as we learn, we will share. one poorly, you will see the united states hold the persons that we believe should be held accountable, hold them accountable. you can rest assured, he is committed to that. i'll take one more. >>...
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and our u.s. centered warp speed is only investing in six of those, we have a possibility in the united states to be at the back of the line if one of the other three is actually the first to show effectiveness and safety, not only are we not providing leadership in the world, were not participating in the world effort, we are threatening to withdrawal resources in the feature that can hamper and were putting our citizens in a deeply dangerous situation if we don't rejoin the world collaborative very soon, it's all about politics. >> anyone else want to jump in. >> we are here to talk about vaccines, the same could be said about therapeutics as well and is one reason why we joined in welcome to create the therapeutics precisely to make sure there was equitable distribution of testing and treatment even as we work on the vaccine, it's very important to have that, it is not just the right thing to do, if you don't have it and if you see nationalism or protectionism introduce themselves in the supply
and our u.s. centered warp speed is only investing in six of those, we have a possibility in the united states to be at the back of the line if one of the other three is actually the first to show effectiveness and safety, not only are we not providing leadership in the world, were not participating in the world effort, we are threatening to withdrawal resources in the feature that can hamper and were putting our citizens in a deeply dangerous situation if we don't rejoin the world...
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that was the u.s. black hawk that flew into recover the bodies had confirmed one of them is a fairly senior taliban commander. but most of the medical evacuations were done by american blackhawks. pedro for the british. most of the combat air support was an american. a lot of watch guards. at that level it was brothers in arms and tremendous respect and comradeship. but certainly at the higher level this was a very sensitive time because the u.s. are being court arrived in june 2009 right at halfway through the talks for the watch guards in the brigade and any suggestion that the 20,000 or so marines were coming in to the rescue or bailing out the british which i think is a fair characterization of what was happening was just anathema and the british had to be very careful of it. and i know there were americans who said while plus it is part of home and so let's face it it was definitely an issue and they were sensitive about what happened in southern iraq and a feeling of sort of failure and disappoin
that was the u.s. black hawk that flew into recover the bodies had confirmed one of them is a fairly senior taliban commander. but most of the medical evacuations were done by american blackhawks. pedro for the british. most of the combat air support was an american. a lot of watch guards. at that level it was brothers in arms and tremendous respect and comradeship. but certainly at the higher level this was a very sensitive time because the u.s. are being court arrived in june 2009 right at...
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constructive both the government they are also discussing many other issues and challenges together with the u.s. and many others to turn the tide in the settlement in afghanistan as well as the compliance regarding the settlement and we agreed to uk continue our working context even on the issue of the convergence of all of those involved.nown. to undermine the foundation, right now we have to judge the low level between this time and our task is to remove all of the barriers. we will discuss the outcomes of the meeting that took place where they previewed the relations with the. to move in the direction of the settlement, president trump clearly stated the interest. it would help removing from the international and that is what they wanted to start with.>> hav have you issued a sanctions and my second question is that it isn't settled on the russian side. we haven't discussed the sanctions and it hasn't been our problem there is a lot of action taken against regarding the property. indeed that is an issue because now it is our property, our diplomatic property recognized as such by legal docum
constructive both the government they are also discussing many other issues and challenges together with the u.s. and many others to turn the tide in the settlement in afghanistan as well as the compliance regarding the settlement and we agreed to uk continue our working context even on the issue of the convergence of all of those involved.nown. to undermine the foundation, right now we have to judge the low level between this time and our task is to remove all of the barriers. we will discuss...
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cross-section of bipartisan support and includes a part of business and labor, united autoworkers, u.s. chamber of commerce, national automobile dealers association as well as one than a dozen governors. it's important that we defeat this procedural objection to this program and put this money into our economy, give people a chance to buy in a car that is more fuel-efficient, put people back to work across america so we can start digging ourselves out of this recession whole. mr. president, i yield the floor been. >> mr. president. >> the senator from new hampshire. >> first off i appreciate this is a majority leader clear when the situation with, that this waiver issue is about and solely about the issue of cash for clunkers. a piece of legislation which has absolutely nothing to do, nothing to do with finding our troops in the field and was airdrop into a conference without being paid for. adding a billion dollars of new debt to our children's back. that's what this waiver is about. the majority leader has said it that this waiver will some way harm the ability to fund the troops, th
cross-section of bipartisan support and includes a part of business and labor, united autoworkers, u.s. chamber of commerce, national automobile dealers association as well as one than a dozen governors. it's important that we defeat this procedural objection to this program and put this money into our economy, give people a chance to buy in a car that is more fuel-efficient, put people back to work across america so we can start digging ourselves out of this recession whole. mr. president, i...
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despite the fact the u.s. administration, their priority of getting, the u.s. service members out of the harm's way is a good approach that was positive i think in my perspective. but that process could have been managed. in my assessment i think the u.s. public, those who've been involved in whose sons and daughters have served in afghanistan and who have had their family members in afghanistan and were invested, members of media think tank. george washington university and a number of others have been involved. i would like to say we are grateful for this attention despite the fact on the policy level those like ukraine and taiwan and others the people are engaged and trying to make sure that the u.s. public have invested and diplomats have invested that 20 years of investment do not go to waste and we do not see a repeat of what we saw in 9/11 and i would encourage everyone to stay involved and keep engaging on that. the act is a very critical and important if there are 80,000 rightta now it's the least and given the credentials. at the same time it's import
despite the fact the u.s. administration, their priority of getting, the u.s. service members out of the harm's way is a good approach that was positive i think in my perspective. but that process could have been managed. in my assessment i think the u.s. public, those who've been involved in whose sons and daughters have served in afghanistan and who have had their family members in afghanistan and were invested, members of media think tank. george washington university and a number of others...
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empower and liberty pulitzer prize-winning gordon would the political debates the creation of the u.s. constitution and his assistant stefan alexander argues good physics require stepping outside conventional thinking in fear of a black universe. find these titles this coming week wherever books are sold. watch for many of these authors to appear in the near future on book tv. >> joining us on book tv is author philip magness he is the co-author with jason brennan of this book, cracks in the ivory tower. at first about mr. magness when you do for a living? >> i am an economist at the american institute for economic research. >> have you been in academia before? >> i have it. spent about ten years teaching college american university and very college all over the united states but. >> what was your experience like? >> it was an interesting environment to put it mildly. many good positive things came out of it both in terms of college i work with and the research that i did. i also got to see the inside behind the scenes of what happens in the way a university runs. >> and what did you
empower and liberty pulitzer prize-winning gordon would the political debates the creation of the u.s. constitution and his assistant stefan alexander argues good physics require stepping outside conventional thinking in fear of a black universe. find these titles this coming week wherever books are sold. watch for many of these authors to appear in the near future on book tv. >> joining us on book tv is author philip magness he is the co-author with jason brennan of this book, cracks in...
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if the u.s. state agency see pakistani or yemen were afghan citizens they are not operating to protect or suppress the crime of those countries directing in the u.s. interest so they can't claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan herger when they see a man the bundled him off and put him nsl for days and days and days so they are more limited, they have less justification for doing what they are doing. they have more liberty of operating working with domestic citizens. >> professor skerker, waterboarding became a big issue a couple years ago in iraq and afghanistan war is waterboarding in morrill? >> i believe this. it's been used against someone who isn't being violent. further the assumption is that this fiscal discomfort like somebody speak the truth there is no correlation to and causing pain or discomfort or making somebody speak the truth is there for it is disproportionate and disconnected you are hurting somebody in the hope they reveal to you the truth and morality is any time yo
if the u.s. state agency see pakistani or yemen were afghan citizens they are not operating to protect or suppress the crime of those countries directing in the u.s. interest so they can't claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan herger when they see a man the bundled him off and put him nsl for days and days and days so they are more limited, they have less justification for doing what they are doing. they have more liberty of operating working with domestic citizens. >>...
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if they don't take place will the u.s. position negotiating directly with the afghan government and not with u.s. change? >> we think it's important the election take place in a timely incredible way. there's a strong signal about the inclusivity about democratic institutions. our efforts are focused on helping to empower the independent election commission and make sure they have the resources and capacity to undertake a critical reform this electoral season by having voting be based on phone centers so that you can stop the industrial level stuffing the ballot boxes. i think the afghan people we have seen and registered are vested in this democratic process. >> i'll stop; can get his question. >> we go now to florida. >> thank you for being here. this is one of those things where everybody wants it to come to an end. i don't see a clear strategy of how we'll do that. answering the question about the cost of u.s. military since 2001, we spent 750 about -- were well over a trillion dollars trying to bring peace to afghanis
if they don't take place will the u.s. position negotiating directly with the afghan government and not with u.s. change? >> we think it's important the election take place in a timely incredible way. there's a strong signal about the inclusivity about democratic institutions. our efforts are focused on helping to empower the independent election commission and make sure they have the resources and capacity to undertake a critical reform this electoral season by having voting be based on...
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military force with more than 100 80,000 u.s. army soldiers from the active component, the national guard and reserve committed to combatant command missions in over 140 countries worldwide. america soldier struck to contribute to our nation's efforts to defeat isis, support governance in afghanistan and to do to accomplish threat europe, and the middle east. this data demand for trained and ready army units provides our nation with the billy to defeat adversaries, assure our allies and deter potential aggressive while this depicts current operations were america's army is engaged, the next fight could represent an existential strategic challenge those by peer powers. some with nuclear capabilities, advanced technologies and large a more sophisticated militaries. while it is difficult to define with precision the character of future warfare, it's broad outlines can be anticipated. we should plan on all domains of warfare being contested. a technologically sophisticated and numerically superior enemy that initially possesses posit
military force with more than 100 80,000 u.s. army soldiers from the active component, the national guard and reserve committed to combatant command missions in over 140 countries worldwide. america soldier struck to contribute to our nation's efforts to defeat isis, support governance in afghanistan and to do to accomplish threat europe, and the middle east. this data demand for trained and ready army units provides our nation with the billy to defeat adversaries, assure our allies and deter...
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you know, in terms of what role the u.s. is going to play in afghanistan, i think that the fate of the afghan people and the american people have been linked together based off of our involvement in that country for the last 14 years. and, you know, i don't suppose to know exactly what a quick two minute policy prescription would be to cure the afghan people of all their woes, but i think that a complete u.s. disengagement from afghanistan would wind up having seriously negative ramifications not only for the afghans, but for americans in the long term. we saw what happened after 1989 when the u.s. disengaged completely we saw what happened in 2011 when the u.s. virtually disengaged completely from iraq. so we have models from other wars where the u.s. has left a presence, has brought some of these countries within its sphere of influence in a way that doesn't necessarily involve committing large numbers of troops to fight but just involves remaining engaged militarily to a certain degree but as long as that type of engageme
you know, in terms of what role the u.s. is going to play in afghanistan, i think that the fate of the afghan people and the american people have been linked together based off of our involvement in that country for the last 14 years. and, you know, i don't suppose to know exactly what a quick two minute policy prescription would be to cure the afghan people of all their woes, but i think that a complete u.s. disengagement from afghanistan would wind up having seriously negative ramifications...
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applause] >> more from the csis event looking at a new report on army modernization and the need for the u.s. to adapt to new global security threats. this is one hour. >> all right. thank you everyone for sticky mat while we made our transitioned as a major we're going to roll into the second half of the event where we're going to focus on army modernization. and csis is today rolling out a report on army modernization called the army modernization imperative. a new big five for army modernization. i want to begin by thanking the sponsors of the study because without sponsors we don't get to do studies. this study was sponsored by a combination of support from general dynamics, drs technologies, part of leonardo and l3 as well become want to thank them for their support. i'm going to briefly walk through the chief findings and recommendations of the report. it's about 8 80 pages but it's a pretty quickly. there's a lot of pictures so i urge you to go read the whole thing. i'm going to hit the highlights and then will bring up our distinguished panel to give us the real scoop on army moderni
applause] >> more from the csis event looking at a new report on army modernization and the need for the u.s. to adapt to new global security threats. this is one hour. >> all right. thank you everyone for sticky mat while we made our transitioned as a major we're going to roll into the second half of the event where we're going to focus on army modernization. and csis is today rolling out a report on army modernization called the army modernization imperative. a new big five for...
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. >> what about a case where such as iraq the u.s. spurred the change in society and now has gone into the reconstruction phase? >> this happened quickly in iraq because the traditional military part of the operation ended quickly and quite frankly and i'm certainly not to say this americans want to prepare for what comes next is a case to be made we could have done a good job in my back and maybe we started to do a good job by 2007, 2008 but we went in without proper planning and unprepared for what we were doing i mentioned we went in before we finished the job in afghanistan and what strikes me about iraq is this is the only place i've seen where the united states chooses to do two major building operations at the same time generally we try to do one first if we are going to do one, finish it and then move on to another. >> what about afghanistan? >> we had an opportunity in afghanistan and i believe this firmly that in late 2001, 2002 the people of afghanistan in the various tribal groups wanted something different and they had a
. >> what about a case where such as iraq the u.s. spurred the change in society and now has gone into the reconstruction phase? >> this happened quickly in iraq because the traditional military part of the operation ended quickly and quite frankly and i'm certainly not to say this americans want to prepare for what comes next is a case to be made we could have done a good job in my back and maybe we started to do a good job by 2007, 2008 but we went in without proper planning and...
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for many years, u.s. and nato partners emphcized growing the operation and pushed supplies to the afghanistan units rather than requiring units to pull supplies based on need and validated requirements. the result is the afghans have little experience are demand-driven support system. a recent asis -- assessment found the afghanistan forces were unable to properly forecast their requirements. we reported in 2015 that the ministry of defense and interior didn't have the ability to control the vehicles secured by the u.s. and coalition partners. the long-term solution should be the implementation of a strategy to place officials to maintain equipment and train afghans to conduct their own maintenance with a goal of achieving full afghanistan responsibility for maintenance in 2021. in april of 2015, we found a lack of adequate internal controls to manage fuel and ammunition. we reported deficiency in control regarding fuel for the inte interior ministry. we found there was no reasonable assistance that all u
for many years, u.s. and nato partners emphcized growing the operation and pushed supplies to the afghanistan units rather than requiring units to pull supplies based on need and validated requirements. the result is the afghans have little experience are demand-driven support system. a recent asis -- assessment found the afghanistan forces were unable to properly forecast their requirements. we reported in 2015 that the ministry of defense and interior didn't have the ability to control the...